When Yue Yan walked into the command tent, he was stared at by a pair of vertical, yellowish snake eyes.
This man had deathly - pale skin, long, smooth black hair, and purple eyeshadow that extended to his nostrils. He looked like a deadly snake that had transformed into a human form.
Feeling the gaze, Yue Yan immediately recognized this man. It was Orochimaru, the commander - in - chief of the Land of Water front, known as the Cold Lord, and also dubbed Uncle Snake by netizens in his past life.
Although Uncle Snake was a pervert and remained unchanged, he hadn't conducted those taboo human experiments on fellow village ninjas yet. For now, he was a pervert with a bottom line.
However, Yue Yan knew that Uncle Snake was not an ordinary pervert but a pure one with charisma.
His perversion lay in his obsession with the truth of the world. The saying "Uncle Snake masters core technology" was not for nothing. After all, he was the first one to exploit a glitch with the Shinigami.
As Yue Yan was thinking about these things, Hizashi Hyuga finished communicating with Orochimaru. Then, Orochimaru sized up Yue Yan playfully and let out a chilling, cold laugh.
"Hehe, you're the new disciple taken in by that idiot Jiraiya? If I remember correctly, your name is Yue Yan, right?"
Hearing Orochimaru call him, knowing that he wasn't qualified to go against Orochimaru for the time being, Yue Yan resumed his former well - behaved persona.
"Yes, Lord Orochimaru."
Orochimaru could tell at a glance that Yue Yan was pretending, but he didn't care.
"Jiraiya, as the commander - in - chief of the Sand Ninja front, asked me to take good care of you when he set off. How about this? Do you want me to assign you to the logistics department? That way, your safety can be guaranteed."
Hearing this, Yue Yan twitched the corner of his mouth. He knew Orochimaru was testing him with his words, but he still voiced his true thoughts.
"Thank you very much for your concern, Lord Orochimaru. There's no need to transfer me to the logistics department. I've never lacked the courage to sacrifice for my comrades and my village."
Hearing Yue Yan's answer, Orochimaru laughed softly.
"Hehe, it's really an answer just like that idiot Jiraiya's."
After saying that, Orochimaru walked towards Yue Yan. He bent down and stared into Yue Yan's eyes with those yellowish snake eyes for a long time.
"Even I've heard about your legend at Konoha Hospital. You're a genius who can perform some important surgeries at such a young age. Although I know your Mystical Palm Technique is excellent, I still need to see it for myself. Come with me."
Saying so, Orochimaru headed towards the medical department of the camp. Just then, he turned to look at Hizashi Hyuga.
"Jonin Hizashi Hyuga, I'll take young Yue Yan with me first. You've had a hard journey. Go and rest first."
Yue Yan followed Orochimaru, having no idea what this pervert was up to. So he gave up trying to figure it out. Anyway, Orochimaru hadn't turned evil because of the bid for the Fourth Hokage position and human experiments yet. He wouldn't grab Yue Yan and slice him up in the laboratory, right?
Orochimaru brought Yue Yan to the medical department and pointed at the wounded lying on the beds.
"The Mist Ninjas sent out the Seven Ninja Swordsmen. Their whereabouts are unpredictable. They almost appear at will according to their own preferences. So we can't counter them. Relying on their strength and mobility, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen attacked many of our Konoha squads. Some were killed, while some were left alive. But even those lucky enough to survive were unable to continue their missions due to injuries to vital organs. If left untreated, they'll die from their wounds. What the Mist Ninjas want is to wear down our medical resources."
Saying this, Orochimaru smiled and turned to look at Yue Yan.
"There aren't enough medical ninjas on the front line, and their skills aren't sufficient to heal these ninjas. Now that you, whose medical skills are even praised by Jiraiya, are here, I'm sure you can solve this problem, right, Yue Yan-kun?"
Hearing this, Yue Yan ignored Orochimaru's probing look and nodded seriously.
"Of course. Saving the injured is my duty as a medical ninja. Leave it to me."
After saying that, Yue Yan summoned kage clones and at the same time channeled Katsuyu to assist, ensuring that each patient could receive treatment.
After Yue Yan and his clones cleaned and disinfected themselves, they started treating the patients.
Although Yue Yan was just a pre - graduated medical student in his previous life, since he traveled to this world, he had a lot of clinical experience. Coupled with the difference in medical knowledge between his previous life and the ninja world, Yue Yan's treatment methods were a bit different from those of all other medical ninjas.
Compared with other ninjas, Yue Yan dealt with battle injuries quickly and effectively.
Watching Yue Yan remove a patient's liver, mostly charred by Lightning Release, and then heal and regenerate it with Mystical Palm Technique and a medical ninjutsu Orochimaru had never seen before, Orochimaru's eyes lit up and he couldn't help sticking out his tongue to lick his lips.
"Never seen such medical ninjutsu methods before. Even the medical principles are different from those of ordinary medical ninjas. It seems that Yue Yan-kun has found his own path in medical ninjutsu. What a genius he is!"
Although amazed by Yue Yan's medical ninjutsu, Orochimaru didn't interrupt. He waited until late at night, after Yue Yan had treated the last ninja, and then walked over and patted him on the shoulder, with undisguised admiration in his tone.
"Yue Yan-kun's medical ninjutsu is really powerful. I've even never seen some of these techniques. Did you create them yourself?"
Hearing this, Yue Yan, who could finally take a rest, wiped the sweat off his forehead and felt a bit awkward. After all, he couldn't tell Orochimaru that he learned them in another world.
"Uh, sort of."
Seeing Yue Yan being evasive, Orochimaru didn't press further. After all, Yue Yan's medical skills were truly remarkable, but he preferred to explore the unknowns of the world.
"Thank you for your hard work, Yue Yan-kun. Go back to your resting place and rest."
"It's what I should do."
Yue Yan nodded. Just as he was about to return to his resting place, he heard Orochimaru's somewhat regretful words.
"That bastard Jiraiya really got a good deal. Maybe I or Tsunade would be more suitable as your teacher."
Yue Yan didn't reply. Instead, he left without looking back. As he left, he ranted in his mind.
If he became Orochimaru's disciple, he might end up with a Cursed Seal one day and become a container for Orochimaru's resurrection. Becoming Tsunade's disciple would be even worse. She would either be gambling or on the way to borrow money for gambling every day, and he'd even have to avoid debt collectors occasionally.
Shaking his head, Yue Yan tried not to think about these things. Although he still had plenty of physical strength after treating so many patients, he was mentally exhausted. After all, he had to concentrate during every operation.
As soon as he returned to the resting tent, he found Xiaolan, Asuma, and Hong waiting for him.
"You guys didn't actually have to wait for me."
Hearing this, Asuma pursed his lips and said in a rather aggrieved tone.
"It's not that we intended to wait for you. It's Xiaolan who insisted on waiting for you. Otherwise, she couldn't fall asleep."
Just as Yue Yan was feeling confused, he saw the layout inside the tent.
Since Hong was a girl and they were at the front line where it was impossible to set up a separate tent for her, Hong decided to let Xiaolan sleep beside her instead of sleeping next to Asuma.
The general sleeping order was like this: Asuma, Yue Yan, Xiaolan, and Hong.
Moreover, Xiaolan, who had evolved into Lucario, could just block the two smelly boys, Yue Yan and Asuma.
Well, mainly 'cause Hong didn't wanna sleep next to Asuma. Due to Yue Yan's good looks, Hong thought it wouldn't be bad to sleep next to him. After all, with Yue Yan's delicate and handsome face, as long as he didn't take off his clothes, he could be regarded as a female friend, except that he was a bit flat - chested.
However, Xiaolan wouldn't go to sleep until Yue Yan came back. That's why the three of them had waited until now.
Yue Yan was quite speechless about this, but he didn't say anything. Really tired, he just lay down on his spot.
Seeing Yue Yan lying down, Asuma and the others also lay down to rest.
After a while, looking at Xiaolan sleeping soundly while tightly hugging Yue Yan, Asuma and Hong somehow felt a strange sense of discomfort.
Maybe it was because they had eaten too many Military Rations Pills and now their stomachs felt full.